The opinion of the court was delivered by: William M. Skretny Chief Judge United States District Court

DECISION AND ORDER

Plaintiffs Mary Westphal and J.D.W., an infant, are residents of Tonawanda, New York. (Notice of Removal (Docket No. 1), Ex. A (Complaint) ¶¶ 1-2.) The named Defendants are Tonawanda Coke Corporation ("Tonawanda Coke"), James Donald Crane, and Mark Kamholz. (Compl. ¶¶ 3-6.) This case originally was filed in the New York State Supreme Court, County of Erie, but was removed by Defendants to this Court. (Notice of Removal at 1.)

Pending before this Court is Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand this
action back to the state court, along with a request for attorneys'
fees. *fn1 (Docket No. 10.) Also pending is
Defendant Tonawanda Coke's motion to dismiss several counts of the
Complaint and to
strike several allegations within the Complaint (Docket No.
4), *fn2 and a motion by Defendants Crane and
Kamholz to dismiss the Complaint for failure to state a claim under
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). *fn3
(Docket No. 3.)

In the related case of DeLuca, et al. v. Tonawanda Coke Corporation, et al., 1:10-CV-859, this Court found it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the action and remanded that case back to the New York state court. (Decision and Order, Case No. 1:10-CV-859, Docket No. 23.

This Court has reviewed the Complaint and the parties' motions in this case. For the reasons stated in the Decision and Order in DeLuca, this Court will grant Plaintiffs' motion to remand. In short, Plaintiffs' Complaint does not assert any causes of action "arising under" federal law. Accordingly, this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over this action, and it must be remanded to the state court. Additionally, because this Court does not possess jurisdiction over this case, Defendants' motions to dismiss will be denied without prejudice. This Court will deny Plaintiffs' demand for attorneys' fees for the reasons stated in the Decision and Order in DeLuca.

ORDERS

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand (Docket No. 10) is GRANTED.

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